Smartphones and tablets are changing the equation for desktop computers. And an entire industry is feeling the pain.

At the 43rd annual World Economic Forum in Davos, global leaders are meeting to discuss more than just business and politics. Technology is also on the agenda this year. And telemedicine — providing medical care over the internet — takes off in the smartphone age.

Senator Al Franken is pushing for more privacy options when it comes to location data.

To compete with AT&T and Verizon, which have about 70 percent of the market, Sprint needs more spectrum and Clearwire has it.

An Internet and telecom blackout hits Syria, Pew research numbers get to the bottom of why some avoid buying smartphones, and the video game Pong turns 40-years-old.

Google's Android and Apple's iPhone are vying for number one and two in the smart phone market. BlackBerry comes in third with 11% of the market and 90 million users around the world, but just who are these users?

Apple's win over Samsung could mean big changes for the smartphone and tablet markets.

And, a tech reporter gets off the Internet. And becomes way happier.

Even as more people use their smartphones as to check the time, watch sales are rising at a healthy clip — especially on the luxury end

The struggling maker of BlackBerry smartphones, Research in Motion, holds its annual shareholders meeting today outside Toronto in the Canadian town of Waterloo. Shareholders are hoping to hear some reassuring news.